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| On the set of Firebird/WTVI's New South Crossings |
MISSION STATEMENT
Incorporated in 2007, the non-profit (status pending) Firebird Arts Alliance brings artists and artistic organizations together, from all disciplines to collaborate in innovative and artistically fulfilling projects that profoundly benefit the lives of all Charlotte-Mecklenburg residents.
Through collaboration with each other, as well as with community, civic and service organizations and leaders, Firebird Arts Allies will work to inspire creativity in all of its stakeholders, to build bridges between races, cultures, religions and socio-economic groups, to educate young, emerging artists and to demonstrate the benefits of engaging each other with mutual respect and understanding.
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| David Tang, David L. Cook and Tom Hanchett in New South Crossings |
ORGANIZATIONAL AND OPERATIONAL PHILOSOPHY
Firebird will encourage COLLABORATION between all stakeholders, current as well as potential, including the Board of Directors, administration, artists, volunteers and audiences.
Firebird will avoid artistic compromise, by providing all the necessary resources to our Artistic Allies, in order for them to achieve their highest level of artistry.
Firebird will create an inclusive, trusting, and accessible organizational and operational structure.
Firebird will represent and include the Charlotte community at all levels of our organization. We will serve all races, ages, cultures, faiths and socio-economic backgrounds equally.
Firebird will maintain transparency at every level of our organization and in all of our operations.
Firebird intends to earn 75% of its income, and receive only 25% of its income through tax-deductible donations.
CORE VALUES
Artistic
Inter-disciplinary collaboration
Respect
Trust
Equal Access
Risk-taking
Artistic craft – skills and abilities
Education and training of developing artists
Education and training of audiences
Governance and Administrative
Collaboration
Respect
Trust
Fullest possible engagement of all stakeholders
Organizational transparency
A balance between artistic goals and financial realities
Visual Artists:
John Amen – Ivi Bilich – Eleanor Brawley – Matthew Burgon – Douglas Coates – Jeff Cravotta – Kathy Crowe – Wendy Fishman – Cynthia Frank – Myron Greer – Patrick Hollowell – Cheryl Johnson – Marcie Kelso – Phillip Larrimore – Nate McGaha – Jared Nicholson – Beverly Penninger – Dorne Pentes – Beth Petty – TJ Reddy – Ryan Singleton – Paul Sires – Matthew Thorne – Eric Cockrell – Rex Eagle – Marilyn Frankel – Byron Baldwin – Eric Winkenwerder – Jamison Lee – Richard Wright – Randy Fulp – Daniel Coston – Chris Lymberis – Mike Hammer – Frank Frais – Suzy Hartness – Del Holford – Diedra Laird – July (Lilu) Landman – Victoria Neale
Performing Artists:
Glenn Alexander – John Amen – Dawn Anthony – Cori and Ethel Beatty Barnes – Peter Barton – Tanja Bechtler – Alan Black – Craig Bove – Jeffrey Braaten – Bill Bradford – Ron Brendle – Anna Brock – Jim Brock – Darleen Callaghan – Kevin A. Campbell – Kim Carper – Brian Carson – Charlotte Jazz Orchestra – Emily Chatham – Beth Chorneau – Martha Connerton – Tom Constanten – Becky Cook-Carter – Doug Crawley – David Crowe – Mark Diamond – Jennifer Dior – Rick Dior – Little Big Eagle – Manuel Esquivel – Craig Estep – John Fortson – Tim Foskey – Noel Freidline – Rhiannon Giddens – Shirley Gilpin – Dr. Maha Gingrich and Dances of India – Jim Glenn – Grupo Estilo Norteño – Randy Haldemann – Bill Hanna – Michael Reno Harrell – Walter Hartley – Donna Hill – Carmen Hilton – Sandy Holland – David Holt – Roxanne Holt-Watson – Eric Jacobs – Reggie “Pradigy” Jamerson – Scott Allen Jarrett – Si Kahn – Alan Kaufman – Pastor John P. Kee – Jack Lawrence – Mary Lowder – Calin Ovidiu Lupanu – Holly Maurer – David McGuirt – Tony McNeill – James Meena – Hardin Minor – John L. Moore, III – Thomas Moore – Sarah Nifong – Stan Peal – Catrina Pegues – Frank Portone – Kenney Potter – Jeffrey Price – Aris Quiroga – Dennis Reed, Jr. – Dennis Reed & G.A.P. – Becky Puster – Robin Rogers – Joe Rothenberg La Pazz – Quentin ‘Q’ Talley – Rebecca Saunders – Ray Sprague – Sam Stowe – Harry Taylor – Hoyt Taylor – Matthew Thorne – John Tosco – Miche Waller – George Washington, III – Jamione Washington – Ginger Wyrick – Alan Yamamoto – Richard Kiser – David L. Cook – Caroline Keller – Johnny Fung – Randy Fulp – Chris Mapes – Kat Williams – Nick Rothenberg – Adam Whiting – Zeb Harrison – The Whippersnappers – Bill Hanna’s Vintage Dance Band – Viva Klezmer – Northwest School of the Arts – Carolina Gator Gumbo – ‘Round Midnight – Scott Bauer – Martha Bartz – Paul Oakley – Erinn Frechette – Liz Lerman / Liz Lerman Dance Exchange – Artie Liebermann – Shane Marcus – Amy Biga – DJ Boyd – Lon Bumgarner – Carmen Calvar – Dom Flemons – Myeshia Floyd – Jared Gaskin – Frank Glazer – Leonard Jones – Gene & Ali Kavadlo – Chris Kee – Henry Lebedinsky – Tommy Lopez – Regina Love – Keith Martin – David Mills – Corey Mitchell – Amy Orsinger Whitehead – Geoffrey Whitehead – Justin Robinson – Jon Spelman – Sara Spencer – Diane Thornton
Other Allies:
Rosalyn Allison-Jacobs – Gary Barnes – Steven W. Beauchem – Randy Belk – Andrew Bernard – Jean-Pierre Bonnefoux – Robert Bush – Donna Chavis – Doan Clark – Myra Clark – Mike Collins – Deborah Cooper – Eric Davis – Olivia Fortson – Valaida Fullwood – Elsie Garner – Karen Geiger – Jess George – Geoffrey Goss – Dr. Tom Hanchett – Carmen Hilton – Willie Holley – Rachel Roberts Hord – Pastor John P. Kee – Michael Marsicano – Susan Miville – Laura Neff – Angeles Ortega-Moore – Susan L. Patterson – Cheryl Palmer – Willie Ratchford – Nancy Ring – Jennifer Watson Roberts – Tracy Russ – Reverend Bill Wood – Alan Smith – Lora Solomon – Sue Wheldon – Kristin Hills Bradberry – Travis Brown – Shelia Lakin – Lee Keesler – Chales LaBorde – Andrea J. Stevenson – John Teeling – Susan Miville – Paul Sperry – Jatrine Bentsi-Enchill, Esq. – G. Deon Bradley – Henry & Daisy Bridges – Alley Brindza – Nancy Carter – Jeffrey Cheen – Jarvis Holliday – Steven Brown – Richard Early – Dianne English – Carlos Espin – Rip Farris – Al Forbes – Al Smith – Charlotte “Zip” Fullam – Carla Gambrell – Rakesh Gopalan – Donald and Janet Haack – Patrick Hollowell – Warren Howell – Deborah Hunter – Brent Kennedy – Mark Peres – John & Ridgely Phillips – Jane Shoemaker – Kevin Sutton – Michelle & Scott Wellmon – Meg Whalen – Michelle Wheeler – Chip Zayak
Interested in becoming an INDIVIDUAL ALLY?
E-mail us to join the ALLY E-MAIL LIST
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INSTITUTIONAL ALLIES
Arts & Science Council – WTVI-TV – Levine Museum of the New South – Central Piedmont Community College – Charlotte Symphony – Opera Carolina – Martha Connerton / Kinetic Works – WonderWorld Film & Video – Afro-American Cultural Center – New Life Fellowship Center – St. John’s Baptist Church, Charlotte – First Presbyterian Church, Charlotte – Historic Rosedale – Charlotte Viewpoint
Interested in your institution or organization becoming an INSTITUTIONAL ALLY?
E-mail us to join the POTENTIAL ALLY E-MAIL LIST
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STAFF:
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David J. Tang: Before founding Firebird, Mr. Tang completed his doctorate in Orchestra / Opera Conducting at the University of Michigan School of Music, in the spring of 2006. In 2004-05, he held the positions of Director of Orchestral Activities at West Virginia University, Assistant Conductor of the Wheeling Symphony, and Director of the Wheeling Symphony Youth Orchestra. Mr. Tang was the Director of the Oratorio Singers of Charlotte, the combined choruses of the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra from 1996-2004. Under his leadership, the Oratorio Singers of Charlotte performed to great local and regional acclaim, performing as many as 25 performances a year in a variety of formats. David also served as Associate Conductor of the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra from 1998-2003, leading as many as 40 performances per season with the orchestra. From 2002-2004, he also led the award-winning Choral Arts Society of Philadelphia, one of the most prestigious semi-professional choirs in the United States. His guest conducting engagements have included performances with the Wheeling, Quad City, Charleston and Windsor Symphony orchestras. He has also led many acclaimed ballet performances for the North Carolina Dance Theatre and has guest conducted Nutcracker performances for the Charleston Ballet Theatre. In 2001, Mr. Tang led members of the Philadelphia Orchestra and the Philadelphia Singers in the nationally broadcast American debut of British tenor Russell Watson for PBS. In 1996, David Tang was hand selected to serve as assistant conductor and back-stage conductor for the 50th anniversary performances of Britten’s Peter Grimes at the Tanglewood Festival, where he worked closely with Seiji Ozawa and Robert Spano. Mr. Tang received degrees in orchestra and opera conducting from the University of Michigan School of Music, choral conducting from the Yale School of Music, and philosophy from Yale College. Mr. Tang has worked closely or studied with many of the other leading conductors of our time, including Robert Shaw, Helmuth Rilling, Seiji Ozawa, Kurt Masur, and Larry Rachleff. His major teachers include Kenneth Kiesler, Gustav Meier, Marguerite Brooks and Fenno Heath. David Tang grew up in Cleveland, Ohio where he studied piano, trumpet and french horn. He and his wife, True, currently live in Charlotte, NC. E-mail David, CLICK HERE |
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Peppie Calvar Peppie Calvar is in his fourth year of teaching chorus and music theory at Northwest School of the Arts in Charlotte. His choirs have performed for Josh Groban, The Charlotte Senior Forum, The Bobcats Charitable Foundation, Tribble Creative Group, The Queen City Optimists Club, UNC-Charlotte and many others. He also serves as Associate Director and Composer in Residence for the Firebird Arts Alliance. Calvar earned his Master’s degree in choral conducting at Georgia State University in Atlanta, and his undergraduate degree in music education with a choral/vocal concentration from East Carolina University. He has performed as a singer for various sacred and secular organizations from Boston to Miami, including the Ethos Consortium, the Carolina Voices, and the Charlotte Oratorio Singers. He has performed as a percussionist before the American Bandmasters Association as a member of the Olde English Wind Ensemble from Winthrop University, and as a soloist for the Charlotte Symphony and the All State choirs of North Carolina. Some of his choral compositions are published by Colla Voce Publications and performed internationally. He has also been commissioned to compose for various organizations across the East Coast including the Charlotte Symphony, and churches, schools, and civic organizations nationwide. Calvar is also an accomplished bass player and pianist, and he regularly serves the music ministry at St. Gabriel Catholic Church. E-mail Peppie, CLICK HERE |
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Rosalyn Allison-Jacobs: Over the course of her 20 years of management and organizational consulting experience, Ms. Allison-Jacobs has provided operational, organizational development and systems support to health care, public sector and non-profit organizations. In her role as implementation coordinator for outcome measurement with United Way of Central Carolinas, Inc., she was responsible for curriculum design, training and group facilitation with organizations that instituted systems for demonstrating program effectiveness. She holds a masters degree in Medical Care Organization from the University of Michigan. She has completed the Certificate Programs in Organizational Development and Organizational Training at UNCC, as well as coursework in the Masters in Industrial and Organizational Psychology program at UNCC. |
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Lori Byrum - President
Bob Hatcher
Jess George
Teresa Hernandez
Carlos Espin
Tiffany Webb
Peter Barr
Roger Council
LEGAL COUNSEL
Rob Monath
Rakesh Gopalan
OUR SUPPORTERS
ASC
John S. and James L. Knight Foundation
Charlotte Viewpoint
Anonymous Donors
Gloria Davis
Charlotte Fullam
BECOME A SUPPORTER
Your tax-deductible donation can be made to:
Firebird Arts Alliance
P.O. Box 9361, Charlotte, NC 28211
SPONSOR New South Crossings
Individual Sponsorships:
$1,000 minimum: Ground Breaker
Your name(s) listed in TV credits
$5,000 minimum: Soul Searcher
Your name(s) listed and read aloud in TV credits
$10,000 minimum: Legacy Leaver
Your name(s) listed on separate screen and read aloud in TV credits
Corporate Sponsorship Levels:
$25,000 minimum: Dream Weaver
Your company logo in TV credits
$50,000 minimum: Arts Leader Title Sponsorship
Your company logo in TV credits and company name read aloud as a title sponsor.
$250,000 minimum: Culture Bearer: EXCLUSIVE Title Sponsorship
Your company logo and name, solely, will be shown and read aloud as “Exclusive Title Sponsor” for all local broadcasts. Your company also retains first right of refusal to sponsor regional or national broadcasts.